All the people that are freaking out need to settle down, multiple people have already said he wasn't signed to be the starter, out ST was awful last season, clearly the FO is trying to take care of that. So relax people.

Why is everyone listing him as a FS? Everything I look at has him at SS.

Also, just thought I'd throw this out there, even though it's been a few years.... Dude had a very good Combine and Pro Day. 4.5 40 and good agility drills. He actually performed much better than Goldson while being half an inch shorter and 10 lbs. heavier.

Originally posted by Wodwo:
Why is everyone listing him as a FS? Everything I look at has him at SS.

Also, just thought I'd throw this out there, even though it's been a few years.... Dude had a very good Combine and Pro Day. 4.5 40 and good agility drills. He actually performed much better than Goldson while being half an inch shorter and 10 lbs. heavier.

Some people needed to get their facts straight.

yeah he is not going to be a FS, he is going to be a backup to Whitner. The question now becomes, what is Spillmans role?

Originally posted by Frisco69ers:
i don't think you sign a guy to a 3 year deal just to "compete". His spot as the backup FS is pretty much guaranteed.

His ST ability got him the 3 year deal. He's not going to keep us from making other moves at FS since we're still looking for a starter. He'll compete in the sense that he provides depth at FS and could start if all else fails, so I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. There are tons of players in this league guaranteed backup spots for ST skills. That doesn't mean they're guaranteed to be the top backup or will keep clubs from trying to get better at whatever position they're listed at.

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